Our work
Three pillars guide every gathering, every dollar raised, every scholarship awarded.
01 · Reflection
We hold thanksgiving services, language sessions, and storytelling nights so the next generation knows where we are from — and why.
02 · Education
Scholarships fund junior secondary pupils in Regent, Waterloo, and York — uniforms, books, fees, and a backpack to carry it all.
03 · Giving
From the Dream Home orphanage to community clinics, we partner with local groups to fund what Sierra Leone tells us it needs.
2026 · Atlanta, Georgia
Three days of family, food, music and memories. Here's a look back at our time together.
Over 100 photos from the weekend: find yourself and your family.
View the full gallery →Upcoming
Every event is open to family, friends, and curious neighbours. Bring a dish.
Aug 16
Sun · 11:00 PM UTC
Sheraton DFW. Optional dress: chapter T-shirts. Dinner, dance, and a symposium on Krio music.
Reserve your seat →Apr 27
Mon · 9:00 PM UTC
First United Methodist Church, Carrollton. A service of remembrance, hymns, and reception.
Reserve your seat →Oct 12
Mon · 12:00 AM UTC
Twelve scholarships, three villages. An evening of palm wine, jollof, and stories that send a child to class.
Reserve your seat →The cotton tree, Freetown — under whose roots our story begins.
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The Krios of Sierra Leone are descendants of freed African-American, West Indian, and Liberated African people who, between 1787 and 1885, founded the colony of Freetown. They built schools, churches, and a language — Krio — that is now spoken by hundreds of thousands.
KDU Texas is the Texas chapter of Krio Descendants Union Global. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in Carrollton. In 2008, this chapter hosted what would become the annual KDU Family Reunion — and we have been gathering ever since.
By the numbers
12
Scholarships funded each year
Across Regent, Waterloo & York villages.
22
School bags + supplies sent
To the Dream Home orphanage in Freetown.
3
Decades since KDU was founded
Locally and globally.
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Hosted the first KDU Family Reunion
Right here in Texas, 2008.
“Le we hep we sef.”
When we send a uniform to a child in Regent, we are not remembering charity. We are remembering that the village raised every one of us — and now it is our turn to raise the village.
KDU Family Reunion · Dallas
Your gift sends a child back to class with a uniform, books, and a backpack. Tenki ya.
